Month: August 2017

As we pull up to the menu at Starbucks my wife casually says to me “Do you know what I want…have you got it?”

Now that may seem like a casual question between husband and wife on a lazy Sunday afternoon without a lot of intrigue attached to it. But this is Starbucks, folks…and they don’t speak any language I am familiar with in there. Some of my hipper friends and associates might be thinking right now….”C’mon Ken, just order the cup of coffee.”

It’s so frustrating to not be able to remember something. But it can also be a little scary and maybe embarrassing. “You’re not as young as you used to be, Ken.” That’s what they’re thinking! Continue reading “Forget It and Get Smart”

This statement is universally true. So we go about our days pursuing our goals, seeking truth, growing in our understanding of the world, supporting family or friends, etc. and always pushing forward toward whatever it is we have identified as our purpose. Right? Continue reading “Seeking The Essential”

I work in an office park that is primarily medical offices. As a result, I see a lot of people who are not doing well from a health standpoint. There are a lot of pained faces, slow moving seniors, slings and bandages, folks who look pretty sad over their lot in life, unhappy about the cards they have been dealt. Continue reading “The Happy Life – Magic Word”